Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen

4 reviews

chloggle's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

It's heavy and chilling but for the historical context and central mystery, each plot point and moment of discomfort is earned

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Alcoholism

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is probably the best book I’ve read this year. It is incredibly dark and though I should have expected this from a book set in Nazi Germany, I didn’t. There are horrors mentioned in this book that I don’t want to imagine, but the writing is so good that it is impossible not to. The character of Sarah was interesting and conflicting. I thought her inner turmoil between being what she needed to be vs who she was was very interesting. Action was well written, the characters were interesting and I was wholly invested in Sarah’s story. I look forward to reading the second book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization